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AS THE COMPETITION AND THE PRESSURE INTENSIFIES,
THE THREE FINALISTS FIGHT TO WIN THE ONE COVETED TITLE,
ON THE THIRD-CYCLE FINALE OF �AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL,� WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15 AT 8:00 PM

Fashion Designer Noriko Fukushima Serves as Special Guest Judge

"The Girl Who Wins It All" �The mounting pressure begins to take its toll on the three remaining girls as one expresses her blatant dislike for another competitor, and the final challenges determine who will be named America�s Next Top Model, on the third-cycle finale of AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL, Wednesday, Dec. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Fashion designer Noriko Fukushima serves as special guest judge.

After a close-up beauty photo shoot for CoverGirl Cosmetics, one girl is eliminated leaving only two to fight for the number-one spot. At the final challenge, a fashion show for a top Japanese designer, the two finalists are surprised when they see the unusual design of the runway and find out how they must walk it. In the end, one of the competitors is named America�s Next Top Model.

PARTICIPANTS:
Amanda, mother; age 25 of Hendersonville, N.C.
Ann, student; age 21 of Erie, Pa.
Cassie, student; age 19 of Norman, Okla.
Eva, student; age 19 of Los Angeles
Jennipher, bartender; age 22 of Pocatello, Idaho
Julie, student; age 20 of Kent, Wash.
Kelle, online art gallery owner; age 19 of New York
Kristi, student; age 20 of St. Louis
Leah, sales associate; age 24 of Oklahoma City
Magdalena, nursing student; age 24 of Worcester, Mass.
Nicole, former punk rocker; age 21 of Minot, N.D.
Norelle, sales associate; age 20 of Newport Beach, Calif.
Toccara, student; age 22 of Dayton, Ohio
Yaya, student; age 21 of Harlem, N.Y.